Is anyone in doubt as to the terrorist game plan? It is to intimidate,
subjugate and eradicate U.S. citizens and bring the United States to its
knees. This is not a secret. It is preached throughout the world in mosques
and in Arab and Muslim media. As more aliens enter this country - legally
and illegally - those who are Muslims are building mosques faster than
coffee shop chains. The Saudis, who teach the most virulent and violent
strain of Islam, underwrite most of them. That is not to say all Muslims are
terrorists, or that all mosques are centers for terrorist training, but
surely some are and how do we identify them before we experience another
Sept. 11 -- times 10?
According to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, the number of
mosques in America grew 60 percent between 1995 and 2000, second only to the
Christian mega-churches and well ahead of the Mormons and Assemblies of God.
One finds no reciprocity in Muslim countries, where churches, and especially
synagogues, are either tightly controlled or banned outright. In the
Washington, D.C., area, alone, there are an estimated 45 mosques. It only
takes one to serve as a theological instruction center for young jihadists
who believe that killing Americans is his or her highest "calling."
It is long past time to stop worrying about political correctness and
"sensitivities" and do what is necessary to improve our security before
someone with official ties to al-Qaida, or simply religious freelancers,
shoot up a shopping mall or a school. Congress can start by putting real
teeth into the immigration bill that will be up for debate soon. And then we
have to get serious about dealing with the threat living in our midst.